Like im subscribed to darlingdollz who makes good vids about doll history and critiques to the doll collecting community from time to time but i find her associating barbie w feminsm so... Guh.
Like sure yeah it was huge historically that barbie wasnt a baby doll back when she hit the market bc little girls targeted toys were about looking after babies and a teen or young adult looking toy gave other possibilities to project fantasies into... And thats it, toys separated "by gender" reinforcing gender roles still exist! I get being very biased in yr analysis of smth you like but this is like saying i can cure a cold by drinking warm chamonille tea. The tea made me feel better. Did the tea made me get rid of my cold? No.
Something something quote about capitalism adapting to coopt language and movements or something. Its 3am.